Search: Science, 45 minutes, Other
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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Webs | As a connection to a unit on ecology, fourth grade students are given the opportunity to create multimedia projects in which they use digital images and text to illustrate food webs. The essential question is: How do food webs work? | 4 | |
| Simple Machines | Students will use five pre-selected websites to define types of simple machines and gather examples. They will evaluate the websites as part of this lesson to determine which provided the best information, was easiest to navigate, and most understandable. Following this lesson, students will create a scavenger hunt and video to teach other students about simple machines. | 5 | |
| Zoo Animal Experts | Essential Question(s): Where can I learn more about zoo animals? How can I get information beyond just information text? The essential element of this project was 1.) students would learn about an animal they will find at the zoo and 2.) students would learn how to get information from photographs and beginning non-fiction text. | K | |
| In Case of Emergency | Fifth grade students will investigate local natural disasters, specifically focusing on the preparedness for natural disasters, and produce a news broadcast based on their research for school's morning announcements. The students will use various resources to locate necessary information in order to answer the essential question: How should you be prepared in the event of natural disaster? | 5 | |
| Evaluating Animal Nonfiction Book(s) | Concept: Evaluating the usefulness of a nonfiction book. Students will use a nonfiction book's spine, front cover, table of contents, and index with the help of their research word bank to determine the usefulness of their resource. Essential question: How will you know that your nonfiction book will answer your questions about your animal? | K, 1 |